The copyright over the original Star Wars expires in 2072. The copyright over Mickey Mouse expires in 2024.
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But copyrights expire, and when they do, the public will have free and unhampered access to the original, unaltered works. As it stands, the only legal barrier that would prevent individuals from accessing creative works is copyright law. While it might take some time, any problems regarding access to culturally significant works will solve themselves.
The law can easily address these concerns. When it comes to access, the primary concern is that Disney will use the “Disney vault” to limit access to cultural works, or that Disney will modify significant cultural works to promote future products or hide a controversial history. What can the law do to preserve access to culturally significant works? This week, I consider what legal actions - if any - can be taken to address those concerns. I explained that while Disney’s growth does not raise traditional antitrust concerns, the company’s control of culturally significant IP can be viewed as a “cultural monopoly.” Chiefly, it was stated, “The problem isn’t that Disney is anticompetitive in a traditional sense - it’s that the Disney properties are so significant from a cultural perspective that they shouldn’t be controlled by any one person or company.” I then identified two concerns that fans have raised regarding Disney’s cultural dominance: a concern that Disney will limit access to culturally significant creative works, and a concern that Disney will tarnish its creative properties in future projects. In the last column, I considered some of the concerns fans have raised regarding Disney’s recent expansion.
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